Ellie McDonald
Lead, Policy and Advocacy
ellie@gp-digital.org
Ellie is responsible for the delivery of GPD’s advocacy and engagement activities at the global level, with a particular focus on trust and security and emerging tech.
Previously she worked in advocacy at the Equal Rights Trust, and in the law and policy programme at Article 19. Ellie has an MA in Human Rights from the School of Advanced Study, and a BA in History from University College London.
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19 Jun 2025
Report
Stakeholder Positions on IGF in WSIS+20: Comparative Analysis
As the global Internet governance community prepares to meet in Lillestrøm in June 2025, the future of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) hangs in the balance. With its mandate up for review as part of the WSIS+20 process, proposals on the table range from evolutionary tweaks to more radical overhauls.
01 Apr 2025
Blog post
A call to action for an inclusive WSIS+20 Review
Last week, GPD, together with 111 organisations and 54 individual experts from civil society, the technical community, industry and academia, presented a set of cross-stakeholder community recommendations aimed at operationalising the modalities for the twenty-year review of the WSIS (WSIS+20). The…
18 Feb 2025
Blog post
Everything you need to know about the WSIS+20 Review (updated)
This explainer was updated on 20 February 2025 following the publication of the intergovernmental consultation process to finalise the modalities of the WSIS+20 review and to address community feedback. * This year will bring the twenty year review of…